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Chartsy vs SimpleSubscription

Both stand on subscription analytics software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Chartsy

Free trial Web

Chartsy brings billing and website traffic together with revenue analytics and AI-assisted questions. Its stated audience is smaller SaaS businesses and operators, so consider whether its data sources and plan limits match your setup.

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SimpleSubscription

Free plan Web

SimpleSubscription combines recurring billing with subscriber self-service and payment recovery. Compare the active-subscriber caps and paid plan features with your store’s needs.

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The facts

	Chartsy	SimpleSubscription
Free plan	A free trial	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web	Web
Lowest paid plan	Pro: $19 a month	Growth: $39 a month
Plans published	3	3
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	chartsy.app	simplesubscription.app
On subscription analytics software	#15 of 22	#11 of 22

Chartsy: what it does well

Calculates MRR, ARR, churn, LTV, and cohort retention.
Creates charts from plain-English questions without SQL.
Links visits and signups to billing revenue by channel.
GDPR Mode avoids storing customer names and emails.
Weekly email reports summarize key metrics.

What to know first

There is no free plan.
The trial lasts 14 days.
The listed platform is web.
Some plan details list monthly event and query limits.

SimpleSubscription: what it does well

Subscribers can pause, skip, swap, or cancel plans.
Failed-payment recovery is available on every plan.
No transaction fees on any plan.
Migration supports CSV import and API migration.

What to know first

Shopify's standard payment processing still applies.
Free is limited to 100 active subscribers.
Growth is limited to 1,000 active subscribers.
Payment method tokens are processed.

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